Chorale Roanne Basket

Chorale Roanne
Chorale Roanne
Leagues	LNB Pro A
Founded	1937; 85 years ago
Arena	Halle André Vacheresse
Capacity	5,020
Location	Roanne, France
Team colors	White, Navy, Blue, Orange;
President	Daniel Pérez
Head coach	Jean-Denys Choulet
Championships	2 French Championships; 2 Pro B; 2 Pro B Leaders Cup; 1 La Semaine des As Cup
Website	www.chorale-roanne.com
Home	Away

Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue and white.

History[]

In Chorale's history, the team won two national titles; in 1959 and most recent in 2007. The teams honour list also includes a La Semaine des As Cup (in 2007) and multiple European campaigns. In the 2007–08 season, the club even played in the top level Euroleague. In the 2013–14 season, the club was relegated to the LNB Pro B.

In the 2018–19 season, Roanne won the Pro B championship and promoted back to the Pro A after a five-year absence.

Current roster[]

Former logo (2007–2014)

Chorale Roanne roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name
PF	1	Reddic, Juvonte	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	29 – (1992-05-23)23 May 1992
PG	3	Jackson, Loren Cristian	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	25 – (1996-12-15)15 December 1996
G	4		1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	28 – (1993-07-24)24 July 1993
SG	8	Berhanemeskel, Johnny	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	29 – (1992-10-30)30 October 1992
SF	9		2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	32 – (1990-01-09)9 January 1990
PG	11		1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	23 – (1998-10-20)20 October 1998
C	21	Toure, Boubacar	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	26 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
PF	22		2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	24 – (1997-07-22)22 July 1997
PF	23	Gant, JaKeenan	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	25 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
SG	74		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	20 – (2001-04-22)22 April 2001

Head coach

Jean-Denys Choulet

Assistant coach(es)

Guillaume Quintard
Marc Berjoan

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 14, 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Season by season[]

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
2006–07	1	Pro A	1st		Champion
2007–08	1	Pro A	2nd	Round of 32	Quarterfinalist	1 Euroleague	RS
2008–09	1	Pro A	5th	Semifinalist	Semifinalist	2 Eurocup	RS
2009–10	1	Pro A	3rd	Round of 32	Semifinalist	3 EuroChallenge	3rd
2010–11	1	Pro A	6th	Round of 32	Quarterfinalist	1 Euroleague	QR1
2010–11	1	Pro A	6th	Round of 32	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup	RS
2011–12	1	Pro A	8th	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	3 EuroChallenge	QF
2012–13	1	Pro A	6th	Round of 16	Quarterfinalist
2013–14	1	Pro A	15th	Quarterfinalist
2014–15	2	Pro B	8th
2015–16	2	Pro B	16th
2016–17	2	Pro B	15th

Achievements[]

French Championship
- Champions (2): 1958–59, 2006–07
French Cup
- Runner-up (1): 1963–64
La Semaine des As Cup
- Winners (1): 2007
LNB Pro B Leaders Cup
- Winners (2): 2017, 2019

Players[]

Individual awards[]

Pro A Foreign MVP

Dewarick Spencer – 2007
Marc Salyers – 2008

Notable players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Ben Mbala 2018-present
Antti Kanervo 2016–2017
Pape Badiane 2005-08
1988-95
Laurent Cazalon 2000-03;2006-present
2000-04
Alain Gilles 1962-65
1988-94
1986-93
2001-02
1951-65
Marc-Antoine Pellin 2005-10
1971-76
André Vacheresse^[1] 1942-60
Luc-Arthur Vebobe
Henri Villecourt 1956-60
1968-76
Guerschon Yabusele 2013-15
Makhtar N'Diaye 1999-01;2003–04
Dušan Kecman 2012-13
Kenny Grant
2000-02; 2003–04
Mike Bauer 2005-06
1998-99
Ricky Davis 2011
Fennis Dembo 1990-92
1977-83
Aaron Harper 2005-07
Cedric Henderson 1990-92
Marc Salyers 2006-08
1969-74
1989-90
Dewarick Spencer 2005-07
Terry Stotts 1988-89
1994-96
David Thirdkill 1989-90

Justin Wright-Foreman

Head coaches[]

The 2007-08 team before a match with Fenerbahçe Ülker.

The 2007-08 team huddle before a match with Fenerbahçe Ülker.

2011-14 : Luka Pavićević
2000-11 :
1998-00 : Mike Gonsalves
1996-98 : Patrick Macazaga
1993-96 : Gilles Versier
1988-93 : Alain Thinet
1985-88 : André Jacquemot
1984-85 : Yvon Leca
1983-84 : Alain Monestier
1982-83 : Jacky Odin
1980-82 : Jean-Paul Pupunat
1977-80 : André Vacheresse
1975-77 : Jeff Dubreuil
1974-75 : Dick Smith
1972-74 : Ludvick Luttna
1971-72 : Gérard Sturla
1970-71 : Lucien Piegad
1961-69 : Maurice Marcelot
1945-61 : André Vacheresse

References[]

^ Captain of the France national team in 1954, with 92 career caps.

External links[]

Official Team Website (in French)

[1] Captain of the France national team in 1954, with 92 career caps.

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Other competitions	Pro A Leaders Cup (League Cup) French Cup (Federation Cup) Match des Champions (Supercup)
Awards	Awards MVP Finals MVP Best Scorer Best Defender Best Sixth Man Most Improved Player Best Young Player Best Coach
Other	All-Star Game French clubs in international competitions

v t Chorale Roanne Basket current roster
1 Reddic 3 Jackson 4 8 Berhanemeskel 9 11 21 Toure 22 23 Gant 74
Head coach: Choulet Assistant coaches: Quintard Berjoan